The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-22

long trail was completely covered with rich lace
she wore broche of fresh orange leaves and
white roses. and below it miniature of thu
khedive set IN diamonds; on little table lay her
golden taoatiere with the signature of Abdul Aziz
III diamonds and large fy-fiap of ostrich feath-
ers. whose handle glittered and suarkled with
the slightest motion"
1T is told of Charles Stuart Calverley. who
wrote Fly Leaves" that when a student at
Cambridge he was frequent visitor at the
deans lodge. One evening when he was there
the chlldrens bedtime came, and they said
Good night" One little miss, about five years
OF age, Kissed her father and mother, and was
leaving the room when her mother said: .sWhy /!
my dear. are you not going to kiss Mr. Calver-
leyF NO mamma, Mr.. Calverley doesn't want
to kiss me-" How do You know he doesn'tw
because, mamma, whenever he meets us walk
ing. at the back of the colleges he ALWAYS kisses
nurse, but he never kisses me-"
MANAGER RHODES of the stock department
of Schwartz, Dupee & Co., has a watch charm
with history. Before the Quaker poet, John
G. Whittier. discovered his power of versifica-
ton he was shoemaker and ratified away by
the hour on q lapstone. Mr.. Rhodes has
piece of the lap-stone to which Whittier referred
in his Songs of Labor" when he says:
Rap. rap. upon the weworn stone
Now falls the polished hammer;
Rap, rap: the measured sound has grown
quick and merry clamor.
Now shape the sole and deity curl
And bless the while the bright-eyed girl
Whose gentle ingets bound it,
QUEEN CHRISTINA of Spain recently travelled
with her children to the city of Segovia, and
visited there an ancient chapel famous for pict-
ure of the Holy Virgin, which, it is related. dis
appeared during the reign of the Moors in Spain,
and did Lot return till Catholicism became again
the dominant religion At the threshold of the
chapel the Queen Regent was met by the Duke of
Medina, who began to deliver an address. But
he had no sooner made the attempt than the
young King commenced screaming so Justify to
completely drown the Dukes voice The Queen
was extremely embarrassed, but the Duke
tanned his composnre and said, with low bow.
when the King speaks, all others must be ST.
lent" Queen Christina and her attendants
heartily enjoyed the Dukes sally.
CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD, an Indian scout of
of the Buffalo Bill brand, says that wearing long
hair is not hobby with them; it is part of
their business This something the people
don't understand, and every time a scout hap
pens to come East the cry is, "There goes
crank" The hair is worn long just for the eff
feet it has the Indians, and for other
reason Indians all wear long hair and they
regard short-haired man a coward. With
them long hair indicates bravery, and is looked
upon as a fearless challenge, such Here's a
good scalp; come and try to take it, If you want
gaudy buckskin and wearing long hair he fears
and respects him great war chief, and will
avoid him on the trail where he would attack
man with short hair. 81 would have my hair
cut off to-day were it not for the fact that an
outbreak may occur at any time and be called
to the front. l don't wear it for style by any
means"